binge and purge

Field and topic:
I am trying to find the term for binge and purge. It is when someone who is bulimic eats a lot of food and then throws it all up. But I need a general word, one that would work with any addiction. It is the idea of binging and purging or doing something in excess and then trying to get rid of it.
Any ideas?????
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Sample sentence:
Most addicts binge and then feel despair much like a bulimic will binge and purge.

Field and topic:
I am trying to find the term for binge and purge. It is when someone who is bulimic eats a lot of food and then throws it all up. But I need a general word, one that would work with any addiction. It is the idea of binging and purging or doing something in excess and then trying to get rid of it.
Any ideas?????
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Sample sentence:
Most addicts binge and then feel despair much like a bulimic will binge and purge.